Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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